Tag: marathas
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Jijabai: Eternal Mother Symbol of Faith and Courage
featured image by Shilpa Bhoir [quote]The loving care of Jijabai made Shivaji a great warrior. ~Sri Sathya Sai Baba[/quote] Jijabai was the mother of Shivaji, one of the most famous and successful Hindu Warrior Kings of all time. The life story of Jijabai, is no less inspiring than that of her prodigal son, and takes…
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Church Bells of Vasai Fort
After the Marathas defeated the Portuguese in 1739 all the churches and building in the fort where captured by the Marathas. The bells from the churches were paraded, carried off on elephant backs as victory souvenirs. Number of bells in the fort are unknown but four bells are located. One such Bell was carried to…
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The Worlds Longest ‘Unknown’ War
That audacious armada of the religion of Hijaz – Whose insignia reached every corner of the world Which learnt no obstruction from any fear Which felt no hesitation in Persian Gulf or faltered in the Red Sea Which valiantly crossed all the seven oceans Oh, drowned was that armada (of Islam), when it reached the mouth of Ganga! – Mawlana…
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Battle of Somnath : Symbol of Unbroken Faith
Amidst the thundering roar of projectiles and arrows an old man stood silently – behind him the sacred temple of Somnath was in ruins with hordes of Turk horsemen riding over the dead bodies of the custodians of the holy shrine. Their desperate attempts at defending the temple against the fanatical iconoclasm of the Muslim…
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The Last Raid : Dying Embers of the Mughal Empire
In 1754 the Marathas arrived as the kingmakers in Delhi . The defeat and decline of the Imperial Mughal armies had led to the ethnic tensions between the ruling classes of the Mughals being the Iranis, the Turanis and the much despised Hindustanis. Their erstwhile allies composing of part of the Hindu ruling classes of…
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Sambhaji, The Paladin.3D Animation Short
There has been no other character in Maratha history that has been so enigmatic and controversial as Sambhajiraje Bhosale. Sambhaji or Shambhu raje as he was fondly called , was the eldest son of the legendary Shivaji Maharaj. He was born on 14th May 1647 at Fort Purander. Curiously Sambhajiraje has as many loyalists as…
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Akbaruddin Owaisi’s : 15 minutes of Fame hiding Historical Shame
Amidst the recent furore over the comments made by Akbarudddin Owaisi in Hyderabad it once again brought to the fore the residual prejudice and hatred lingering under the surface of otherwise educated and modern people. His boasting of ‘Muslim’ fighting prowess against the much hated Hindu ‘other’ before cheering crowds of his supporters and his…
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A Heroic Death that Changed the Course of Indian History
After the death of the great king Shivaji in 1680 the nascent Maratha kingdom faced a great challenge. The Moghul Emperor Aurungzeb had been confounded and defeated by the repeated battles with the Marathas and the high spirit of Shivaji. With the forces of fanaticism released throughout South Asia and to sustain himself the aged…
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Mahadji Sindhia: Life and Times of a Dharmic Warrior
Amidst the fading light the bursts of gunfire and piles of the dead and dying a young man lay dying. Or at least he thought he was dying amidst the wreck of humanity with nearly sixty thousand warriors slain around him. The field of Panipat in early 1761 was stained red with the blood of…